Richard Leis
@richardleis.com
Poet. Writer. Martian. (he/him)
The Deadlands, F&SF, Nightmare, Weird Fiction Quarterly, the Timberline Review, anthologies, & more.
HWA, HWA Oregon Secretary, SFWA, SFPA, Willamette Writers Board and Secretary.
richardleis.com
uahirise.org
The Deadlands, F&SF, Nightmare, Weird Fiction Quarterly, the Timberline Review, anthologies, & more.
HWA, HWA Oregon Secretary, SFWA, SFPA, Willamette Writers Board and Secretary.
richardleis.com
uahirise.org
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With perfect artwork by Alison Flannery, POISONED SOUP from editors Wendy Dalrymple and Grace R. Reynolds and publisher @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social has a book cover! I have a poem in the anthology, which will published in December. 🥣
My brain has turned to Black Friday purchases (yuck) but I'd like to share where I'm donating to support people and organizations in their local literary communities.
Please share where you are supporting, volunteering, and donating, too.
Please share where you are supporting, volunteering, and donating, too.
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My brain has turned to Black Friday purchases (yuck) but I'd like to share where I'm donating to support people and organizations in their local literary communities.
Please share where you are supporting, volunteering, and donating, too.
Please share where you are supporting, volunteering, and donating, too.
That's great! Congratulations! Sounds like readers are finding you and your work.
I know it's not a lot in the grand scheme of things, and probably not much in the moderate scheme either, but the blog is about to reach 10,000 visits since it started about... 4 years ago? 3 1/2? It gets hard to remember.
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
That's great! Congratulations! Sounds like readers are finding you and your work.
I'm curious about this anthology slash board game slash travel guide from Demagogue Press. The concept is killer and so is the table of contents, which includes Katherine Quevedo and her latest short story.
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“The Queen of All Roses” published in The Muddy Goose Guide to the Weird Northwest
My newest story, “The Queen of All Roses,” is part of The Muddy Goose Guide to the Weird Northwest: A Playable Adventure anthology from Demagogue Press. The front cover has a playable version of t…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm curious about this anthology slash board game slash travel guide from Demagogue Press. The concept is killer and so is the table of contents, which includes Katherine Quevedo and her latest short story.
katherinequevedo.com/2025/11/23/t...
katherinequevedo.com/2025/11/23/t...
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I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
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I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
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Want to read my books for free? Easy.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Want to read my books for free? Easy.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
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It’s exciting but strange to be working in the earliest stages of an all-new novel. It’s early and I am settling into a voice, cadence, and vibe. Some ideas never get past this (juggling two of these right now) because I am missing something but I think one’s got legs. We’ll see!
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It’s exciting but strange to be working in the earliest stages of an all-new novel. It’s early and I am settling into a voice, cadence, and vibe. Some ideas never get past this (juggling two of these right now) because I am missing something but I think one’s got legs. We’ll see!
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Darkly delighted that my poem concerning vampires and underground clubs in Utah is now out in No Exit: A Collection of Utah Horror.
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Darkly delighted that my poem concerning vampires and underground clubs in Utah is now out in No Exit: A Collection of Utah Horror.
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New book coming summer 2027!
ALLIGATOR BABY, the debut novel from the writer of the WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE podcast, Brie Williams!
This is a novel-in-stories (similar to King's Cycle of the Werewolf) about a monster that has seemingly risen out of legend to terrorize an isolated coastal community.
ALLIGATOR BABY, the debut novel from the writer of the WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE podcast, Brie Williams!
This is a novel-in-stories (similar to King's Cycle of the Werewolf) about a monster that has seemingly risen out of legend to terrorize an isolated coastal community.
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New book coming summer 2027!
ALLIGATOR BABY, the debut novel from the writer of the WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE podcast, Brie Williams!
This is a novel-in-stories (similar to King's Cycle of the Werewolf) about a monster that has seemingly risen out of legend to terrorize an isolated coastal community.
ALLIGATOR BABY, the debut novel from the writer of the WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE podcast, Brie Williams!
This is a novel-in-stories (similar to King's Cycle of the Werewolf) about a monster that has seemingly risen out of legend to terrorize an isolated coastal community.
How Long Should It Take to Write a Book?
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How Long Should It Take to Write a Book?
Clear your schedule, we're talking numbers
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November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
How Long Should It Take to Write a Book?
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Congratulations, Erik! Science-fiction noir set on Mars? Yes! Looking forward to this one VERY MUCH!
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Congratulations, Erik! Science-fiction noir set on Mars? Yes! Looking forward to this one VERY MUCH!
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Congrats to HiRISE and MRO for doing it again!
This is an OUTRAGEOUS image because it involves taking a spacecraft designed to roll 20˚ side-to-side but mostly point down, and having it pop a wheelie to point the camera away from the planet... (🧵) #PlanetSci 🧪
This is an OUTRAGEOUS image because it involves taking a spacecraft designed to roll 20˚ side-to-side but mostly point down, and having it pop a wheelie to point the camera away from the planet... (🧵) #PlanetSci 🧪
NASA's pix of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS are now up science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Congrats to HiRISE and MRO for doing it again!
This is an OUTRAGEOUS image because it involves taking a spacecraft designed to roll 20˚ side-to-side but mostly point down, and having it pop a wheelie to point the camera away from the planet... (🧵) #PlanetSci 🧪
This is an OUTRAGEOUS image because it involves taking a spacecraft designed to roll 20˚ side-to-side but mostly point down, and having it pop a wheelie to point the camera away from the planet... (🧵) #PlanetSci 🧪
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Here’s an annotated version of our comet image.
We also want to thank our downlink and uplink teams who spent a huge amount of time working on this. Our camera was not designed to image interstellar objects 19 million miles away, but their hard work and planning paid off.
We also want to thank our downlink and uplink teams who spent a huge amount of time working on this. Our camera was not designed to image interstellar objects 19 million miles away, but their hard work and planning paid off.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here’s an annotated version of our comet image.
We also want to thank our downlink and uplink teams who spent a huge amount of time working on this. Our camera was not designed to image interstellar objects 19 million miles away, but their hard work and planning paid off.
We also want to thank our downlink and uplink teams who spent a huge amount of time working on this. Our camera was not designed to image interstellar objects 19 million miles away, but their hard work and planning paid off.
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Lots of people thought of doing this, including me back on the day the comet was announced. Crazy fun to see the image now.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Lots of people thought of doing this, including me back on the day the comet was announced. Crazy fun to see the image now.
I'm so proud of our team at @uahirise.bsky.social. We were able to capture images of Exocomet 3I/ATLAS with the HiRISE camera! A lot of work went into this effort, and a lot of work continues to refine and analyze these data. Congratulations everyone!
www.uahirise.org/releases/3i-...
www.uahirise.org/releases/3i-...
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm so proud of our team at @uahirise.bsky.social. We were able to capture images of Exocomet 3I/ATLAS with the HiRISE camera! A lot of work went into this effort, and a lot of work continues to refine and analyze these data. Congratulations everyone!
www.uahirise.org/releases/3i-...
www.uahirise.org/releases/3i-...
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Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
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Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
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Spent a few days in Portland recently and had a wonderful time. I got to explore the forest and coast too. Many thanks to Frances Pai for showing me around Powell's Books where I found a copy of The Fib, that I got to sign. Thank you, Portland. You're a wonderful city.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Spent a few days in Portland recently and had a wonderful time. I got to explore the forest and coast too. Many thanks to Frances Pai for showing me around Powell's Books where I found a copy of The Fib, that I got to sign. Thank you, Portland. You're a wonderful city.
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@pfracassi.bsky.social Boys in the Valley is a great November read. Really sets the mood.
#booksky #horrorsky #writesky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
#booksky #horrorsky #writesky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
Boys in the Valley
“Old-school horror.” ―Stephen King The Exorcist meets …
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November 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
@pfracassi.bsky.social Boys in the Valley is a great November read. Really sets the mood.
#booksky #horrorsky #writesky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
#booksky #horrorsky #writesky #horror
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
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Excited to have my drabble, “Told in the Dark,” featured in this beautiful book by @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social! Just look at this cover!
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Excited to have my drabble, “Told in the Dark,” featured in this beautiful book by @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social! Just look at this cover!
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This is happening in December! So grateful to have a nonfiction piece included.
Many thanks to @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social and intrepid editors Grace R. Reynolds & Wendy Dalrymple.
Many thanks to @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social and intrepid editors Grace R. Reynolds & Wendy Dalrymple.
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This is happening in December! So grateful to have a nonfiction piece included.
Many thanks to @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social and intrepid editors Grace R. Reynolds & Wendy Dalrymple.
Many thanks to @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social and intrepid editors Grace R. Reynolds & Wendy Dalrymple.
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Soup’s on in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social. Includes a short essay by yours truly on Bernie Wrightson’s comic book adaptation of George Romero and Stephen King's Creepshow. Edited by Grace Reynolds and Wendy Dalrymple with cover art by Alison Flannery
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Soup’s on in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social. Includes a short essay by yours truly on Bernie Wrightson’s comic book adaptation of George Romero and Stephen King's Creepshow. Edited by Grace Reynolds and Wendy Dalrymple with cover art by Alison Flannery
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Coming soon from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social. Very excited to have a drabble in this anthology!
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Coming soon from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social. Very excited to have a drabble in this anthology!
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ICYMI! Cover reveal for 'Poisoned Soup' from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social - coming in December 2025, this one is packed full of nostalgic, formative horrors - both fiction and non-fiction - about the scares that shaped us.
#horror #horrorbooks #booksky
#horror #horrorbooks #booksky
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
ICYMI! Cover reveal for 'Poisoned Soup' from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social - coming in December 2025, this one is packed full of nostalgic, formative horrors - both fiction and non-fiction - about the scares that shaped us.
#horror #horrorbooks #booksky
#horror #horrorbooks #booksky
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COVER REVEAL!
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
COVER REVEAL!
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT:
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology